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Two men were hurt in an apparently targeted shooting on Thursday as revelers left downtown Denver following a parade for the Denver Nuggets. Two men were hurt in an apparently targeted shoot ing on Thursday as revelers left downtown Denver following a parade for the Denver Nuggets, who won their first NBA title on Monday night. The two men were hospitalized in serious condition, Denver Police Chief Ron Thomas said at a news conference. Thomas stressed that the shooting is not linked to the parade, describing the shooting as people "armed with weapons, acting irresponsibly." Two men were hurt in an apparently targeted shooting as revelers left downtown Denver following a parade for the Denver Nuggets, on June 15, 2023. ABC News Brittany Gioso told ABC News she was on her way home from the parade with a group including her mom when she saw a man a few feet away pull out a gun. She said she heard three shots and "ran and tried to take cover." Two men were hurt in an...

A man who police say was exhibiting signs of a mental health crisis when he shot and killed a pregnant restaurant owner in her car in downtown Seattle this week has been charged with first-degree murder in her death SEATTLE -- A man who police say was exhibiting signs of a mental health crisis after he shot and killed a pregnant restaurant owner in her car in downtown Seattle this week was charged Friday with first-degree murder in her death, and prosecutors said they are seeing whether they can also charge him for the death of the baby girl the woman was carrying. Cordell M. Goosby, 30, was arrested Tuesday soon after witnesses said he ran up to a car occupied by Eina Kwon, 34, and her husband, Sung Kwon, 37, the owners of a sushi restaurant near the city's famed Pike Place Market, and started firing a stolen gun into the vehicle without provocation. Eina Kwon, who was eight months pregnant, was killed. Sung Kwon suffered multiple gunshot wounds, and the fetus died soon after emer...

A white woman accused of firing through her door and fatally shooting a Black mother in front of her 9-year-old son in central Florida has been formally charged with manslaughter and assault A white woman accused of firing through her door and fatally shooting a Black mother in front of her 9-year-old son in central Florida was charged Monday with manslaughter and assault. Susan Lorincz was arrested earlier this month following the fatal shooting of Ajike Owens in Ocala, Florida. She was formally charged with one count of manslaughter with a firearm and one count of assault. State Attorney William Gladson said his office contemplated filing a second-degree murder charge but prosecutors concluded there was insufficient evidence that Lorincz had “hatred, spite, ill will or evil intent” toward Owens. “As deplorable as the defendant's actions were in this case, there is insufficient evidence to prove this specific and required element of second-degree murder," Gladson said in ...

Seven people were killed in the 2022 mass shooting in Illinois. A doting grandfather who immigrated from Mexico to give his family a better life and two parents on a fun outing with their toddler were among the seven people shot and killed last year at a July 4 parade in Highland Park, Illinois. A 21-year-old gunman allegedly carried out the mass shooting in the leafy suburban Chicago town that, according to FBI statistics, hadn't had a murder in more than 20 years. MORE: There have been more mass shootings than days in 2023, database shows Five of the victims who were randomly shot died at the scene of the shooting, while one perished at a hospital, according to officials. One day after the massacre, a seventh victim succumbed to his injuries at Evanston Hospital, officials said. More than 30 people were wounded by the barrage of bullets that silenced the marching bands and prompted paradegoers to scramble for cover. Katherine Goldstein, 64 Katherine Goldstein (middle) is shown ...

Four people were killed and several others were injured in a mass shooting in Shreveport, Louisiana, authorities said. Four people were killed and seven others injured when a mass shooting broke out at a July 4 block party in Shreveport, Louisiana, authorities said. About 200 people were at the annual event when, around 11:40 p.m., multiple men engaged in an exchange of gunfire, Shreveport Police Chief Wayne Smith and Councilwoman Tabatha Taylor said at a news conference on Wednesday. A van marked "coroner" heads to the scene in Shreveport, La., after a mass shooting at a house party, July 4, 2023. KTBS MORE: 7-year-old boy fatally shot in head by stray bullet amid altercation over jet skis At first, three people were reported killed , the chief said, and then on Wednesday morning, a fourth body was discovered in the area. No arrests have been made. Police block a road in Shreveport, La., after a mass shooting at a house party, July 4, 2023. KTBS MORE: Philadelphia mass ...

Susan Lorincz, the woman charged with manslaughter in the fatal shooting of her neighbor Ajike “AJ” Owens on June 2 in Ocala, Florida pleaded not guilty on Monday. Susan Lorincz, the woman charged with manslaughter in the fatal shooting her neighbor Ajike "AJ" Owens on June 2 in Ocala, Florida, pleaded not guilty on Monday, her attorney Amanda Sizemore confirmed to ABC News. Lorincz waived her right to an arraignment, which was scheduled for Tuesday, according to ABC affiliate in Ocala, Florida WCJB. Lorincz, who is white, was arrested on June 6 and charged with first-degree manslaughter, which is punishable by up to 30 years in prison if she is convicted, according to the Marion County Sheriff's Office. She was also charged with culpable negligence, battery and two counts of assault. According to a June 6 statement from the Marion County Sheriff's Office, Lorincz shot Owens, a Black mother of four, through a door after Owens went to speak with Lorincz about a dis...

Loved ones of those those murdered in the 2022 racially motivated mass shooting at a Buffalo grocery store filed what their lawyers described as a "landmark" lawsuit. Loved ones of those murdered in the 2022 racially motivated mass shooting at a Buffalo, New York, grocery store filed what their lawyers described as a "landmark" lawsuit Wednesday, alleging social media companies, firearm manufacturers and body-armor makers all helped the teenage killer "load that gun." The lawsuit, filed in the state Supreme Court in Buffalo, names several big tech companies as defendants, including Meta, the parent company of Facebook; Amazon, Instagram, Reddit and Google, the parent company of YouTube. Also named as defendants were Vintage Firearms, the Endicott, New York, gun dealer where mass shooter Payton Gendron legally purchased the semi-automatic Bushmaster XM-15 used in the rampage, and RMA Armament, the online company that sold Gendron his body armor. The family ...

A juvenile suspect has been arrested in connection with a deadly shooting that occurred during a high school football game in Oklahoma on Friday, authorities said. A juvenile suspect has been arrested in connection with a deadly shooting that occurred during a high school football game in Oklahoma on Friday, authorities said. Oklahoma County Sheriff Tommie Johnson III said the arrest warrant was issued Tuesday evening and executed by his office without incident. The suspect's name is not being released at this time because he is a juvenile, the sheriff said during a press briefing Wednesday. MORE: UNC-Chapel Hill faculty member killed, suspect in custody after campus lockdown Johnson did not have any information on the charges in the warrant or the suspect's alleged role in the shooting at Choctaw High School, which left a teenager dead and several others injured. ABC News has reached out to the Choctaw Police Department, which is investigating the shooting. Gunfire erupted d...

No charges will be filed against a homeowner who shot and killed Nicholas Anthony Donofrio, a 20-year-old USC student who accidentally tried to enter his house. No charges will be filed against a homeowner who shot and killed a 20-year-old University of South Carolina student who accidentally tried to enter the wrong house on the street where he lived and was mistaken for a burglar, police said Wednesday. The Columbia, South Carolina, Police Department said that after an investigation, and consulting with prosecutors from the Fifth Circuit Solicitor's Office, the fatal shooting of Nicholas Anthony Donofrio early Saturday morning was deemed a "justifiable homicide." "This is a heartbreaking case for all involved," Columbia Police Chief W.H. "Skip" Holbrook said in a statement. "Our lead investigator has diligently worked to gather all the facts surrounding this incident. He has also maintained contact with the Donofrio family throughout the in...